At least nine prisoners have died, two of them burned, and six police officers are critically wounded during a riot that occurred in a prison in the city of Guayaquil , in southwestern Ecuador, police and prosecutors authorities said, raising to 10 the number of deceased prisoners.

The Ecuadorian Police General Commander, Patricio Carrillo , confirmed on his Twitter account that another 20 People Deprived of Liberty (PPL) of the Social Rehabilitation Center (CRS) of Guayaquil are injured, three of them serious .

Carrillo indicated that the brawl could be part of a "gang war" , before which management and internal processes in the so-called Coastal Penitentiary should be reviewed.

"Great work and huge deployment of police to control the CRS, the crime left 9 dead, two of them cremated, 20 ppls wounded, three serious, 6 policemen injured in critical condition, the gang war requires reviewing prison management and processes interns, "wrote the police officer.

For its part, the Prosecutor's Office, on his Twitter account, put the number of inmates who died in the mutiny of the Guayaquil jail at ten.

The Public Ministry "began an investigation into the deaths of 10 people deprived of liberty, during a riot that occurred today at the Litoral Penitentiary, which also left six police officers injured (in critical condition). Along with the Ecuador Police, signs" were collected that will pay to the inquiry, he added in his message on the social network.

The National Service of Integral Attention to Adult Persons Deprived of Liberty and Teenage Offenders (SNAI), in charge of surveillance in Ecuador's prisons , said in a statement that the riot has been controlled in a joint operation with the Police.

"As a result of this incident, nine deceased inmates were registered and 20 more were injured, who received timely medical attention. In addition, six police officers are treated in health homes for presenting injuries," said the SNAI.

According to the SNAI, " there are criminal organizations inside and outside the centers of deprivation of liberty that try to destabilize the work planned" by that entity, which ratified its commitment to provide the facilities required for the investigations of the authorities aimed at providing with those responsible for these events.

The situation in Ecuador's prisons has been complex for more than a year, due to the deaths of inmates in alleged brawls between gangs that were trying to gain internal control, and the coronavirus pandemic has exposed some weaknesses in the care system and health control in various detention centers, also affected by overcrowding.

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